Stassi D. Cramm

Stassi D. Cramm is an American leader in the Community of Christ. Since 2016, Cramm has been the presiding bishop and a counselor in the First Presidency of the church. She has previously been a member of the church's Council of Twelve Apostles and a counselor to the presiding bishop. Cramm is the first woman presiding bishop in the history of the church.[1]

Cramm attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, the University of Phoenix, Graceland University, and Capella University.[2] She was employed as a flight test engineer for the United States Air Force.[2]

In 2005, Cramm became an apostle and a member of the Council of Twelve. On March 1, 2016, she was released as an apostle to become acting presiding bishop of the church.[3] On March 31, 2016, Cramm was appointed as the presiding bishop and a member of the First Presidency.[3] In the First Presidency, Cramm is a counselor to Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey and succeeded Becky L. Savage.[3]

Cramm is the first woman presiding bishop in the history of the church.[1] She is also only the second person in the church to serve concurrently as presiding bishop and as a member of the First Presidency.[1] (L. F. P. Curry served as presiding bishop and as a counselor to Frederick M. Smith in 1938–40.)[1]

Cramm's counselors in the presiding bishopric are Steven E. Graffeo and Michele K. McGrath.[3][1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mike Genet, "Stassi Cramm's new role breaks barriers in church", The Examiner, 9 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Stassi Cramm", cofchrist.org, accessed 16 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stephen M. Veazey, "Letter of Counsel about World Church Leadership", cofchrist.org, accessed 16 June 2016.
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